ABS-CBN Corporation, commonly known as ABS-CBN, is a Filipino media and entertainment group based in Quezon City. It is the Philippines' largest entertainment and media conglomerate in terms of revenue, operating income, net income, assets, equity, market capitalization, and number of employees. ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network. ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS), after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company. The company that would later be merged with ABS was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) by newspaper mogul Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez (then Vice President of the Philippines). The two companies were merged and incorporated as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on 1 February 1967, and renamed ABS-CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the company's diversification. The common shares of ABS-CBN were first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS. The group owns and operates the ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN Sports+Action national television networks as well as the Radyo Patrol and My Only Radio regional radio networks. The ABS-CBN television network, in particular, is the largest contributor to the group's revenue, generating about 50 to 60 percent of the group's total annual revenue mainly from selling airtime to advertisers. The remaining revenue is generated from consumer sales, mainly from ABS-CBN Global Ltd. which distributes international television channels such as The Filipino Channel and Myx TV and from pay TV and broadband internet provider Sky. Other companies under the ABS-CBN group are motion picture company Star Cinema, music recording label Star Music, publishing firm ABS-CBN Publishing, pay TV content provider and distributor Creative Programs, and talent agency Star Magic. Among the pay TV networks and channels under the ABS-CBN group are ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN News Channel, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, Cinema One, Jeepney TV, Metro Channel, Liga, and Myx. In recent years, ABS-CBN has ventured and diversified in other businesses such as cellular telephony provider ABS-CBN Mobile, video on demand platform I Want TV, digital terrestrial television service ABS-CBN TV Plus, family entertainment center Kidzania Manila, and home shopping network O Shopping. ABS-CBN is also the principal owner of ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.

Alessandro Cattelan (born 11 May 1980 in Tortona) is an Italian television personality known for presenting TRL Italy, the Italian version of Total Request Live broadcast by MTV Italia, and Le Iene, broadcast by Mediaset’s Italia 1.

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Caroline Louise Flack (born 9 November 1979) is an English television presenter, radio presenter and model, whose career began when she starred in Bo' Selecta! in 2002, but who has since gone on to present various ITV2 spin-off shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2009 until 2010 and The Xtra Factor from 2011 until 2013, the latter with Olly Murs (2011-2012) and Matt Richardson (2013).

Chand Torsvik (born in India on October 12, 1982) is a Norwegian singer who won the first ever Norwegian version of The X Factor that aired from September through December 2009 on TV 2 Norwegian television station.

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Christophe Durier better known as Christophe Willem (born 3 August 1983 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise), is a French singer and the winner of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star (French version of Pop Idol) in 2006.

Czesław Śpiewa (Translation: Czesław Sings, born Czesław Mozil on April 12, 1979 in Zabrze) is a Polish singer and musician (mostly using the accordion), and graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

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Daniel MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Cinemax's Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess Sci-Fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles.

Delia Matache (born 7 February 1982), known by the stage name of Delia, is a Romanian singer-songwriter, TV celebrity, dancer, philanthropist, former model, fashion designer, a judge of comedy TV show iUmor, and coach of TV music competition X Factor.

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Ștefan Bănică Jr. (born October 18, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian entertainer, of roma people origin from his father's side, TV presenter, one of the most important Romanian TV personalities, and the son of actor Ștefan Bănică Sr. In his early career he starred in a couple of successful romantic films ("Liceenii", "Liceenii Rock'n'Roll").

Fatin Shidqia Lubis (born 30 July 1996), better known as Fatin Shidqia or Fatin, is an Indonesian singer and actress who won the first season of the Indonesian version of The X Factor in May 2013, becoming the first of two winners to be mentored by Rossa.

Fearne Wood (born 3 September 1981), known professionally by her maiden name Cotton, is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting a number of popular television programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethons.

The Fox Broadcasting Company (often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

FremantleMedia Group Limited is a British international television content and production/distribution subsidiary of Bertelsmann's RTL Group, founded in 2001, and evolved as Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company.

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Gienek Loska or Henadzi Loska (Генадзій Лоска, born 8 January 1975) is a Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Byelaazyorsk in Belarus who rose to fame after winning the first series of X Factor in 2011.

Henri Padovani (born 13 October 1952, Bastia, France), commonly known as Henry Padovani, is a musician from the Mediterranean French isle of Corsica, noted for being the original guitarist with The Police.

Horia Brenciu (born Horea Augustus Brenciu on 27 August 1972 in Brașov) is a Romanian singer, television host for the Romanian version of Dancing with the Stars, successful entertainer, and philanthropist.

Intars Busulis (born 2 May 1978 in Talsi, Latvia) is a Latvian singer, trombonist and musician in a Musical Union Intars Busulis & Abonementa orķestris. Wider recognition came from participation in a band called "", in 2001. Also, he has been the winner of several music competitions (including the Grand Prix of the "New Wave" in 2005), as well as, he represented Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

Jaap Siewertsz van Reesema (born 28 October 1984 in Deventer, Netherlands), better known as Jaap Reesema and also known as Jake Reese, is a Dutch singer who won the 3rd series of the Dutch X Factor in 2010.

Jake Zyrus (born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco; May 10, 1992), who performed under the mononym Charice until his gender transition to male, is a Filipino singer who rose to popularity through YouTube.

Jógvan Hansen (born in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands on 28 December 1978) is a Faroese singer and musician (violinist and guitar player) who won the first ever Icelandic version of The X Factor in 2007 with 70% of the popular vote.

João Maria Manzarra is a Portuguese television host mainly on the Portuguese SIC Radical network and best known as co-host for the reality television show Ídolos, the Portuguese version of the Idol series for three years and is now one of the most popular presenters on Portuguese television.

José Luis Rodríguez González, nicknamed El Puma (Cougar) (14 January 1943), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas.

Kate Thornton is an English journalist and television presenter, best known as the first presenter of The X Factor (2004–2006) and for presenting daytime shows including Loose Women (2009–2011) and This Morning (2009–2012).

Kristian Talev (Кристиан Талев, born 11 May 1988) better known by his stage name Krisko, or by his production tag Krisko Beats (Криско Бийтс), is a Bulgarian rapper, songwriter, producer and entrepreneur from Sofia, Bulgaria.

Lise Rønne (born 1 November 1978 in Viborg) is a Danish journalist and television presenter, best known in Denmark for presenting four seasons of X Factor as well as two seasons of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix.

Loucas Yiorkas (Λούκας Γιώρκας;; born in Larnaca, Aradippou, Cyprus, on 18 October 1986), is a Greek-Cypriot singer and model and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series The X Factor.

Ludmilla "Lucy" Diakovska (Людмила Любомирова Дяковска; born 2 April 1976) is a Bulgarian-born German singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, stage actress and television personality, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German media.

Maureen Belky Ramírez Cardona, better known by her stage name Marbelle (born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia on 19 January 1980) is a Colombian singer singing pop and romantic ballads. Se has released six albums with three being certified platinum and two gold. Her last album gave her greater fame in almost all Latin American countries. She is also known as judge and mentor in El factor X and the children spin-off El factor Xs.

Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (born October 9, 1992), also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of The X Factor, taking the title at the age of fifteen.

Melanie Ann Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is a Virgin Islander-American recording artist who won the first season of The X Factor USA in 2011, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and Epic Records.

Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962 in Helsinki), best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim (with Steve Stevens).

Miklos Malek (in Hungarian Ifj. Malek Miklós) (born in Budapest, Hungary on 15 April 1975) is a Hungarian songwriter, music producer and artist and television personality, who is a resident of Los Angeles.

Muhammad El Majzoub (محمد المجذوب) (born August 15, 1991 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian singer who, in 2007, won the second series of The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah, (كسير النحاح X), the Arab version of The X Factor.

Nelly Artin Kalfayan (Նելլի Արթին Կալֆայան, born 3 January 1949 in Cairo, Egypt), better known by only her mononym Nelly, is an Egyptian actress, singer, comedian, dancer, television personality, and all-around entertainer.

The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcaster that was inaugurated in 1977. At inauguration it had monopoly on television broadcasting in the country. The NTA runs the biggest television network in Nigeria with stations in several parts of Nigeria. Formerly known as Nigerian Television (NTV), the network began with a takeover of regional television stations in 1976 by the then Nigerian military authorities, and is widely viewed as the authentic voice of the Nigerian government. NTA's monopoly was broken in the 1990s.

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Norman Bates is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 novel Psycho; portrayed by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 version of ''Psycho'' directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the ''Psycho'' franchise.

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Raffi Boghosyan (in Bulgarian Рафи Бохосян, in Armenian Րաֆֆի Պողոսյան) or just the mononym Raffi or Rafi (Рафи) (born in Burgas, Bulgaria on 29 January 1993) is a Bulgarian singer and percussions player of Armenian origin who won the first-ever Bulgarian X Factor on the final held on 11 December 2011.

Ivar Christian Johansen (born 28 April 1976 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian popular artist, musician (vocals, keyboards and trumpet), composer, journalist and program manager (NRK and TV2 Norway), known under the pseudonym Ravi (his first name backwards).

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Risto Mejide Roldán (born 29 November 1974 in Barcelona), formerly named Ricardo Mejide Roldán, is a Spanish publicist, author, music producer, talent show judge, TV presenter and songwriter, best known as a judge on the television talent shows Operación Triunfo, Tú sí que vales, Got Talent España and Factor X, the four of them aired on Telecinco.

Rose "Osang" Fostanes (born January 2, 1967) is a Filipina caregiver and singer living in Israel, who on January 14, 2014, won the first season of The X Factor Israel On April 10, 2014, she signed a record contract with Star Records to release her music material in the Philippines.

Sri Rossa Roslaina Handiyani, also known as Rossa, also known Teteh Ocha by fans in Indonesia or Dato' Rossa Roslaina in Malaysia (born October 9, 1978, in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian singer and business woman.

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Sarah-Jane Crawford is an English television and radio presenter, actress, voice-over artist, and DJ best known for her radio work with BBC Radio 1Xtra and television work with E! Network (which she is currently a host for), ITV2 on The Xtra Factor, BBC and Channel 4.

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Sharon Rachel Osbourne (Levy; born 9 October 1952) is an English television host, media personality, television talent competition judge, author, music manager, modern impresario, businesswoman, and promoter, and the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.

Sinan Akçıl (born 20 May 1981) is a Turkish composer, singer-songwriter and record producer; famous for his work with Turkish pop singer İzel and Hadise's Eurovision 2009 song for Turkey, called Düm Tek Tek.

Sopho "Sofia" Nizharadze (სოფო ნიჟარაძე,; born 6 February 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is a Georgian singer, actress, and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Shine".

Sony Entertainment Television Asia, or SET Asia, is an Indian general entertainment television channel owned by SPE Networks, which is part of Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.

Stephen Desmond "Steve" BrooksteinBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com (born 10 November 1968 in Camberwell, London) is an English jazz and soul singer who enjoyed fleeting success in the United Kingdom in 2004 after winning the first series of The X Factor.

Stephen "Tater" Eatinger (born March 1, 1975), known by his stage name Tate Stevens, is an American country music artist, who won the second season of the U.S. The X Factor in 2012, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and RCA Records Nashville.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a management contract and a Sony Music Australia recording contract.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a new car.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract and a management deal.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract.

The X Factor was an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent; the winner of which received a Sony Music Australia recording contract.

The X Factor is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv, a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, which aired on Fox from 2011 to 2013.

Thomas Ring Petersen (born 17 February 1980 in Copenhagen, Denmark), better known as Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor.

To be announced (TBA), to be confirmed (TBC), and to be determined (or to be decided) (TBD) are placeholder terms used very broadly in event planning to indicate that although something is scheduled or expected to happen, a particular aspect of that remains to be arranged or confirmed.

Vrezh Kirakosyan (in Armenian Վրեժ Կիրակոսյան) (born in 1983) is an Armenian singer who won the first series (2010–2011) of the Armenian X-Factor series (in Armenian Իքս-Ֆակտոր) after getting top votes in the final broadcast live on the Armenian Shant TV station on 15 May 2011, against rival finalist and runner-up Srbuhi Sargsyan.

VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (English: Flemish Television Company) is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium and forms part of a network of channels owned by MEDIALAAN (formerly VMMa).

Walter Afanasieff (born February 10, 1958), formally nicknamed as Baby Love in the 1980s, is a Brazilian American multiple Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter, record producer and composer of Russian descent.

Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (born April 24, 1949 in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a bandleader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer who was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide phenomenon.

The first season of the Brazilian version of the music competition show X Factor premiered on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT) on Band, with rerun airing the following day at 8:30 p.m./7:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT) on TNT.

X Factor is a Brazilian reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, which airs on Band, with reruns airing the following day on TNT.

X Factor Around the World is the 24th anniversary television special of RCTI, joining four continents' biggest versions of The X Factor reality singing competition—X Factor Indonesia (Asia), The X Factor USA (America), The X Factor UK (Europe) and The X Factor Australia (Australia).

Héctor Juan Pedro Bosio Bertolotti (born 1 October 1958) better known by his stage name Zeta Bosio, is an Argentine rock musician, record producer and disc jockey (DJ), better known as the bassist of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo.

2019 (MMXIX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium, the 19th year of the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade.

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